{"id":147787,"date":"2023-09-25T08:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=147787"},"modified":"2023-09-25T06:46:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:46:34","slug":"kyle-hamilton-ravens-week-3-dominant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/09\/25\/kyle-hamilton-ravens-week-3-dominant\/","title":{"rendered":"One Player Stands Out In Ravens Week 3 Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

There wasn’t much good to come out of the\u00a0<\/span>Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/a> performance on Sunday, a 22-19 upset loss to the <\/span>Indianapolis Colts<\/span><\/a>\u00a0led by\u00a0<\/span>Gardner Minshew II<\/span>\u00a0at home. It’s a game mired in sloppiness from Baltimore just one week after they were at their best. After a loss like that, you look for anything positive to see out of it. Anything to see that can carry over to the following week. For Baltimore, it was the play of second-year safety\u00a0<\/span>Kyle Hamilton<\/span>. Watching him on Sunday, you would’ve thought he was Ronnie Lott out there, and he might be a frontrunner for Defensive Player of the Week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Kyle Hamilton Was The Ravens Best Player In Week 3<\/span><\/h2>\r\n

The Kyle Hamilton Blitz<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

In the first half of the Ravens’ loss, Hamilton did something unprecedented for a player in his position. It’s something that’s usually reserved for outside linebackers and defensive ends. He sacked Minshew\u00a0<\/span>not once, not twice, but three times<\/span>. Even more incredible was defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald sent him on a blitz for each of them. The Colts never picked him up either time, leaving Hamilton completely untouched with a free shot at the quarterback. Per\u00a0<\/span>Baltimore Ravens.com<\/span><\/a>‘s Ryan Mink, it is the\u00a0<\/span>first time since 1996<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that a Ravens defensive back accomplished this feat. It was last done by Bennie Thompson, who sacked Mark Brunell three times. Also, Hamilton never had a sack at Notre Dame and had two all last season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Macdonald was aggressive all game, especially with Hamilton and passing situations. He would blitz him consistently, and it even got to a point where the Colts decided to double-team him. When was the last time any offense decided to double-team a blitzing defensive back? It only happens sometimes, especially nowadays in the league. It was a testament and a show of respect to how disruptive Hamilton was to the Colts’ passing attack. The passing game wasn’t the only place where Hamilton made his mark on this game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

What a half for Kyle Hamilton \ud83d\udd25

\ud83d\udfe3 9 tackles
\ud83d\udfe3 3 sacks
\ud83d\udfe3 1 forced fumble #RavensFlock<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZlvIl3YxQc<\/a><\/p>— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) September 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>